Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Nov 1850 Date of death: 18 Nov 1850 Disease (transcribed): Delirium. Phthisis pulmonalis. Brain wet. Ventricles full. Fornix soft. Lungs congested. Liver pale. Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Brain ); Congestion (Lung); Pale (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This man whose face bore the mark of hard drinking and was acknowledged to be a man of dissipated habits, was admitted complaining that he felt nervous, low and weak. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 May 1851 Date of death: 19 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Granular & atrophied kidneys. Imperfect paraplegia, also partial loss of speech following epileptic fits. Double pleurisy. Death by apnoea. Nothing remarkable in the brain Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Paraplegia (Brain); Epilepsy (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Apnea (Respiratory system) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'The report that was brought with this patient was that since her last confinement which had occurred 3 months previously she had had 3 fits and that in the last which had occurred only a few days before, she had partially lost the use of speech; her mind was evidently confused and it was impossible to obtain from her any distinct account of her own sensations. The child was her third, was a seven-month child, and she had nursed it up to her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1851 Date of death: 1 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Albuminous urine. Ascites. Dyspnoea. Palpitation. Convulsions. Clot in the ventricles and left optic thalamus of the brain. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Dyspnoea (Lung); Palpitation (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Thrombosis (Brain);Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient was admitted with considerable anasarca. It appeared that his legs had first begun to swell about twelve months before, and latterly also his abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jan 1852 Date of death: 7 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid tissues and ventricles of brain. Vessels of the right corpus striatum. Optic thalamus large. Slight contraction of mitral orifice of the heart. Diseased kidneys. Atheromic state of cerebral arteries and the general arterial system Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient was brought to the hospital in a condition of perfect insensibility, with the limbs perfectly flaccid, and apparently paralysed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1852 Date of death: 10 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia attended by difficult and laboured respiration. Ecchymosis of blood into the spinal cord opposite the 10th dorsal vertebra, also into the middle part of the left side of the medulla oblongata at about one inch from the lower margin of the pons varolii Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Ecchymosis (Spinal cord); Ecchymosis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: The patient reported that on the 25th he had found himself unable to walk, and it turned out that he had suffered from pain in the head for two months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Mar 1852 Date of death: 15 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Hemiplegia. Bed sores Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hemiplegia (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 10 years 7 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jun 1852 Date of death: 19 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever with albuminous urine. Diseased kidneys. Old double pleurisy. Wet brain Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Albuminuria (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A sister was also admitted suffering from scarlet fever. The brother died a few hours after admission (number 131 in this volume). Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Oct 1848 Date of death: 28 Nov 1848 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Facial paralysis Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Paralysis (Central nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This girl was stated by her mother to have been ailing for eight months. Her illness began with swelling of the joints. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Dec 1848 Date of death: 15 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Syncope. Debility after delirium. Disease (standardised): Syncope (Brain); Delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient was reported never to have recovered strength since her last confinement about a month ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, larynx, thorax, abdomen and right lower limb Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Dec 1848 Date of death: 22 Dec 1848 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pain of head and deafness. Delirium. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pain (Head); Deafness (Ear); Delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient presented on admission all the appearance of an ordinary case of fever. He was exceedingly deaf, which he said dated only from the commencement of his present illness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Apr 1849 Date of death: 16 Apr 1849 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the right temporal bone. Meningitis. Circumscribed abscess in the middle lobe of the right hemisphere Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Meningitis (Brain); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'The history of this case which was afterwards obtained from her father was to the effect that some 6 weeks since, on returning form the country she had boils all over her body, and on exposure to cold they had been repressed, after which she was seized (about a fortnight ago) with pain and discharge from the right ear; three days before her admission she had become delirious’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jun 1850 Date of death: 4 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Chorea after rheumatic softening of the spinal chord. Adherent pericardium. Lymph on mitral valves. Disease (standardised): Chorea (Nervous system); Softening (Spinal cord); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient was unable to stand or walk when brought to the Hospital, and the report of his father who accompanied him was that he had returned from work on the morning of the 20th complaining of pains in the knees, which had since become swollen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, spinal chord and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1850 Date of death: 14 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and lymph in arachnoid. Ventricles distended with serum. Fornix soft. Tubercles in right pleura and right lung. Few tubercles in spleen. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Disease (Brain); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: The previous history of this case was not very distinct. The mother supposed his illness to have been caused by exposure to the sun. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1852 Date of death: 27 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Delirium and coma. Much fluid in the ventricles and under the arachnoid. Scrofulous deposits in the lungs, spleen and bronchial glands. Vomicae in the lung. Ulcerated intestines Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain); Coma (Brain); Fluid (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This patient had been ill a week and was admitted with a hot and dry skin, foul tongue and in a state of stupor and drowsiness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Mar 1853 Date of death: 8 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Facial paralysis and hemiplegia produced by a tumour of the pons varolii the result of softened scrofulous matter Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Face); Hemiplegia (Brain); Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This girl stated that her illness began with slight numbness of the face on the right side, and since that she had had numbness down the left side of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pharynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 56 Date of admission: 16 Jan 1854 Date of death: 19 Jan 1854 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into brain. Diseased liver & kidneys Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man was reported to have eaten a hearty dinner on the day of his admission, and to have been found at 5pm in the stable in a state of stupor; he was at first supposed to be in a state of intoxication, but his friends, feeling alarmed, had got a medical man to see him, who had given him some medicine, after which he had been sick & vomited freely, and his bowel had been freely purged, and at night he was brought to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 8 Date of admission: 14 Dec 1853 Date of death: 15 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus. Cyst in the cerebellum Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Cyst (Brain) Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'A scrofulous-looking child admitted with stratismus of left eye, dilatation of both pupils, some confusion of intellect & no paralysis. The history given was that she had had an attack of convulsions after exposure to the sun 3 years ago, followed by delirium &c’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium. Thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jun 1848 Date of death: 20 Jun 1848 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Extensive laceration of brain. Apoplectic cyst in brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Apoplectic cyst (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital by the officers of police, by whom he had been found in a state of insensibility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Oct 1848 Date of death: 21 Oct 1848 Disease (transcribed): Delirium Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: Stated to have been seized with pain in the head. The following day he began to act strange in his manner and was quite delirious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 11 Date of admission: 19 Jul 1854 Date of death: 24 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Serous effusion on the brain Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’ Post mortem notes: 'This body at the particular request of the friends was not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1850 Date of death: 8 Aug 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Suppuration in and round joints. Delirium (with tremor). Ventricles of brain full, congested. Liver loaded. Incipient pericarditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Suppuration (Joints); Delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Liver); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This case presented on admission very much the character of Acute Rheumatism. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and articulations Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Aug 1850 Date of death: 11 Aug 1850 Disease (transcribed): Fits. Hemiplegia. Effusion in right ventricle. Softening of posterior wall. Softening of chord. Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Hemiplegia (Brain); Effusion (Brain ); Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: It was made out that the patient had first suffered from fits five years before and on this occasion had a more severe fit than usual and lost the use of the whole of her left side, which had turn palsied. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal chord and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Timekeeper Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Nov 1863 Date of death: 16 Dec 1863 Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1870 Date of death: 28 Oct 1870 Disease (transcribed): White softening of right corpus striatum Hemiplegia (left). Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Hemiplegia (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was admitted with left hemiplegia which had come on in the night six weeks previously. Ever since he had had more or less pain in the head, which had latterly increased in severity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Meninges, cerebrum, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Helper Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 May 1864 Date of death: 2 Jun 1864 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Symptoms of delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'The patient was a man of large frame and red, bloated face, who had long been addicted to habits of intemperance. He had been under treatment for delirium tremens on several occasions, and once at the hospital for jaundice’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen